South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Daily Authorities in Turkey have ordered the deportation of a Christian refugee back to Iran, where the pregnant mother would be in serious danger after having fled her country due to arrests for participation in church, sources said. The mother of a 2-year-old girl obtained refugee […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Three Christians in Iran were tortured before their release on bail on November 17 amid charges of propagating religion contrary to Islam, a religious rights group reported. Jahangir Alikhani, Hamed Malamiri, and Gholam Eshaghi were arrested by agents from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian priest abducted by armed insurgents, forced to march barefoot for days and left chained up for over a month before his release is opening up about his road to healing as he seeks to help others who have suffered similar trauma. During […]
Originally published in The Christian Post ISIS militants in Mozambique have captured and killed four Christians in northern Cabo Delgado Province, according to a report. The victims, who were apprehended over a span of several days in early November, were killed in separate incidents involving throat slitting and a gun […]
By Open Doors Southern Africa With World Children’s Day, which is celebrated on Wednesday November 20, to commemorate the United Nations 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the spotlight falls again on children worldwide and improving their welfare. It is, therefore, shocking to learn that the persecution of […]
Pastor Eli Abdullah Tinau lives in the charred room that remains of his home after an attack by militant Fulani Muslims, an increasingly violent group accused of killing thousands of Christians in middle and northeastern Nigeria. But Tinau, a Fulani Christian who converted from Islam, is committed to sharing the […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said. Pastor Weere Mukisa, his 25-year-old wife Annet Namugaya and their two daughters, 7-year-old Judith Banirye and 4-year-old Sylvia […]
Originally published in Christian Today The persecution of Christians worldwide has “significantly worsened” in the last year, a human rights charity has warned. In a report published this week, Aid to the Church in Need said that Christians are living under increased threat of violence, discrimination and other human rights […]
Originally published in Worthy News A Christian in Somalia has refused to denounce Jesus even after being violently attacked three times by Islamic relatives for his faith, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Constitutionally, an Islamic state whose government forbids the propagation of other religions, A former Muslim who accepted Jesus […]
Originally published in Worthy News Caught in the crosshairs of the raging civil war in Sudan, a group of male Christian refugees were arbitrarily arrested and detained by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Military Intelligence unit in Shendi, River Nile State, between October 12 and13, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. […]